Week 1

• The children had access to a wide range of reference books to spark their imagination
• Sketches of possible characters were made
• Plaster was poured to fill a quarter of a 600ml plastic bottle, which would form the body of the character and provide stability
• A slot was made in the bottle lid with a iron and a pop stick inserted upon which the wax head was to be moulded

Week 2

• Microcrystalline wax was used to model the head

Week 3

• Armature wire approx. 30cm long was twisted around the neck of the bottle to form arms
• This was bent at each end to form a base for the hands to be modeled from wax
• Strips of wadding was then wound around the wire and fixed with craft glue
• Plain fabric was wound over this

Week 4

• the shape of the bottle could be altered by adding tails (same methods as for arms) attaching cardboard cones and pulling a stocking piece over the bottle and adding cushion filling
• Jo Sonja and Chromatemp paint was used to paint the head, hands and in some models the arms and bottles

Week 5, 6 & 7

• Costumes were fashioned using a variety of fabrics and trims
• Arms were again wound with fabric
• Same fabric was used to to fashion jackets and coats
• Simple stitching and craft glue was used
• Care was taken in the selection of fabrics and costume to match the character of the model

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